I arrive slowly through kept promises, leave quickly after one public lie, and often enter the room before you do. What am I? - Answer & Hint

I arrive slowly through kept promises, leave quickly after one public lie, and often enter the room before you do. What am I?

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Hint: It is what people believe about you before you speak.

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A reputation

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A reputation is built gradually through actions such as kept promises, can be damaged by one public lie, and often precedes a person.

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